League Endorses Creation of U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (Legal Document) 3/31/2021 As part of its commitment to continuing the fight for racial justice in our democracy, the League endorsed H.Con.Res.19 and S.Con.Res.6,…
LWV CEO Virginia Kase Written Testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee on Gun Safety Reform (Legal Document) 3/24/2021 Statement for Virginia Kase, Chief Executive Officer League of Women Voters of the United States U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on…
LWVUS asks United Nations to hold Myanmar military accountable for human rights abuses (Legal Document) 3/22/2021 The League joined with 183 other organizations working against gender inequality and gender-based violence in a letter to the UN Security…
LWVUS Letter to Congress re ERA ratification (Legal Document) 3/11/2021 For over fifty years the League has fought for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of our mission to secure equal…
LWV urges House to vote immediately on NO BAN Act (Legal Document) 3/11/2021 Building on the League’s endorsement of the reintroduced bill earlier this month, LWV joined allies in urging House Leadership to bring the NO BAN…
LWV Joins Opposition to TN Medicaid waiver (Legal Document) 3/10/2021 Per request by LWVTN, the League signed onto a letter opposing the approval of the TN Medicaid block grant, which would limit the amount of…
The League urges Senators to Vote No on anti-immigrant amendment to COVID relief (Legal Document) 3/4/2021 Building on LWVUS’ Senate vote recommendation a few weeks ago, the League joined a letter by immigrant rights advocates urging Senators to…
LWV joins letter to federal agencies asking for eviction moratorium enforcement (Legal Document) 3/3/2021 The League joined housing justice coalitions in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission to use their…
League joins coalition urging immigration protections for Cameroonians (Legal Document) 2/28/2021 LWV signed on to a Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights letter urging Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED…
LWVUS asks Biden to expand COVID-19 vaccine access (Legal Document) 2/26/2021 LWVUS joined a Public Citizen letter to President Biden asking him to allow low and middle-income countries’ access…